PISA 2015 Assessment and Analytical Framework

Science, Reading, Mathematic and Financial Literacy

“What is important for citizens to know and be able to do?” The OECD Programme
for International Student Assessment (PISA) seeks to answer that question through
the most comprehensive and rigorous international assessment of student knowledge
and skills. The PISA 2015 Assessment and Analytical Framework presents the conceptual
foundations of the sixth cycle of the triennial assessment. Similar to the previous
cycles, the 2015 assessment covers science, reading and mathematics, with the major
focus on scientific literacy this cycle. Financial literacy is also evaluated as an
optional assessment, as it was in 2012.A questionnaire about students’ background
is distributed to all participating students. Students may also choose to complete
additional questionnaires: one about their future studies and career, a second about
their familiarity with information and communication technologies. School principals
complete a questionnaire about the learning environment in their schools, and parents
of students who sit the PISA test can choose to complete a questionnaire about the
home environment. Seventy-one countries and economies, including all 34 OECD countries,
participated in the PISA 2015 assessment.